St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-29
RELIGIOUS.
Gospel Work in Various Points of
the Country :.

the Country.
PHILADELPHIA, May 28.-In the ses.,
sion of the general council of the Re-
formed Episcopal church this morning.
Rev. Hugh o. Gibbons, delegate from
the general assembl Y of the Presbyterian5
church in America and the bearer Of
fraternal greetings from that body, told
OF tlle missionary labOrS of his church
He spoke of the Reformed church as tha
connecting link between the EpisconaI
church and the Presbyterian churchi
the common ground where Christian;
recognition could always be obtained by
all. Ihe council then went into CONF
mlttee OF the whole to consider mattersi
of finance. The discussion on.
the use OF fermented or unfermenteT
VINE IN the Lords supper WasI
resumed to-day. The committee oni
Dllls and overtureS stated in substance
that persons to whom belong the rel
spohslDlllty are hereby reminded of the
necessity and duty Of making every rea-
sonable effort to procure the best and,
pureSt wine for sacramental PURPOSES
whether fermented or unfermented. Al
majority report argued in favor of un-!
fermented wine, ''since it withheld from
the weak as well as the strong that
Which III taste and smells is such a deadly;
enemy to many" The matter was dis
cussed at length, the advocates of un-i
fermented wine holding that to use thet
Iermented article would be unwise at
Inls stage OF the temperance struggle.
Rev. j. A. Gordon, DID. of Princefon
offered the following:
Resolved, That the action of tHe eanareI
assembly of 1884, recommending cbuTch ses-
slonS TO provide unfermented wine for com.
munlon services, TO be reaf1irmed.
Rev. j. G. Carson offered the follow
ing amendment:
Resolved, That we earnestly rerommend
tne sessions under our charge to procure andl
use only the purest wine obtainable. whether
fermented or unfermented
This was voted down by 81 TO 1O7. and
Dr. Gordon'S resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.
OMAHA, Neb., May 2S.-In the Pres
byterian assembly this morning svnodi-
Cal reports were made, followed bv the
announcement that the receipts from all
the presbyteries mas been S42.31S. the
disbursements .061. There are POI
Presbyterles in the country, ,195 of which
were represented III the assembly with
AZ commissioners. The financial COM
mlttee reported that the receipts of the
treasurer were S53, ,129 and the expendi-
lures $50, 1874. An address to the house
OF bishops OF the Protestant Episcopal
church was adopted. 1t is based UPON
the principles already published in these
dispatches.
SARATOGA, n. Y, May 2s.-After
routine work in the session of the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge of Good TempIars
this morning the committee on political
action reported, stating the position of
the order, its policy of abstinence for.
the Individual and of prohibition by the
state. Special reference is made to the
coming fights for constitutional Drohi-
bitlon in the states of Texas. Tennessee
and Oregon. Specific aid and assist
ance in each case is recommended from
the Right Worthy Grand Lodges. A
notable increase in the temperance SEN
timent has been made in the United
States, the provinces and the British
Isles. The report takes uneouiyocal
grounds against license in anv form.
Local option is recommended as the
preliminary step to total prohibition.
Ihe report concludes as follows:
We hereby declare it to be the duty of ali
5000 Iemplars to support by their vote and
influence such existing political parties and
condldate for public offices as are uneouiyo
caiiy committed to prohibition of the LIQUOR
traffic, by legislation and constitutidnaI
enactments and the enforcement of ali snch
existing legislation